Improvement in ticket printing and recording devices



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TICKET-PRINTING AND RECORDING DEVICE.

No. 191,254. Patented. MayZS, 1877.

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TICKET-PRINTING AND RECORDING DEVICE.

Patented May 29,1877.

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TICKET-PRINTING AND RECORDING DEVICE.

No. 191,254. Patented May 29,1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN O. POLE, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TICKET PRINTING AND RECORDING DEVICES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 191,264, dated May29,1877 application filed April 3, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN G. POLE, of Washington, in the county ofWashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Printing- Registers for Collectors and Conductors; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, ref erence being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification The object of thisinvention is to produce a portable printing-register to be used byconductors and collectors for recording cash receipts; and the naturethereof consists in certain construction for the above-mentioned object,in which a single ring, or a number of rings, each complete in itself,performs the desired service by being provided with an upper set ofprinting-characters, and a similar reading set, and upon the under sidea duplicate set of printing-characters, and also a ratchet to stop thering or rings in the proper or desired position, said ring or ringsbeing actuated by a suitable handle or knob.

This device is arranged in a case provided with a set of compound levershaving pressing-surfaces arranged to work simultaneously by the actionof the handles, and press said surfaces equally on both. sides of thebeforementioned rings. By closing against said rings any cloth, card,orpaper that should be illterposed between the upper and lowerpressingsurfaces it would be forced against the naked face of theduplicate printing-surfaces of the rings. There is also provided asuitable punch to be worked when desired, and arranged to be partlyoperated by the case-handle of the instrument, it having a specialhandle also, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

In another application previously filed by me, of which this is adivision, are shown, but

not separately claimed, a number of the features claimed in thisapplication.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the mechanism; Fig. 2,section, showing part of case and rings exposed; Fig. 3, side elevation,having the handles partly shown; Fig. 4, front view Fig. 5, sectionalelevation, showing the draw and feeding mechanism in position; Fig. 6,top view of the rings; Fig. 6%, sectional side elevation of rings; Fig.7, under side of rings; Fig. 8, plan of rings provided with figures cutin rows, and having a duplicate reading-surface; Fig. 9, under side ofFig. 8; Figs. 10 and 101;, views of the draw withdrawn; Fig. 11, view ofmodified cover and side for rings.

The case A is provided with a handle, A which may be single or of theloop formation. This case A has a second handle, (3, which with handle Aforms the upper and lower gripe to work the mechanism. Said secondhandle 0 is pivoted at and then led along the'bottom of the case by itsprojection (1 the termination of which is provided with a shoulder orrest, 0 On the handle 0 is a connecting-lug, G This is connected, by apin with a link, D, to the lower arm D of the upper presser D the pivotbeing D A spring, D, is made to hold the handle 0 in position.

At the top of the case A and beneath a sheet of metal, which may be partof the case, is placed a ring or rings, E, which are arranged on thehorizontal plane, or, more properly speaking, are laid flat withreference to the handles, one being placed within another when more thanone is used. These rings E have upon the upper surface a set ofcharacters, E, for printing, representing money, and, in some instances,are worked either with the or c. sign, and directly opposite, or uponthe same axis, is a corresponding set of characters, E for reading,forming a reading-dial. Upon the under side of the rings E is a set ofprinting-characters, E these being the duplicates of E for printing thesame characters as printed by E and being the register thereof. There isalso provided a ratchet, E to stop the rings in their position forprinting, as well as handles E to move the rings. These rings restiu'their socket A of the side of the case A. The socket A is providedwith openings at the side and bottom, so that the handles E may connectwith the rings, and that the ratchet E may be brought in contacttherewith for stopping them in the proper position for printing.

To see the reading-dial E of the rings, the opening A is made in the topof the case, and opposite the same is another opening, A. This isdirectly above the figures desired to be printed, and may be closed byanadditional piece, A", or be a similar opening to A In this-casetherewould be a separate top, A which would fit over the top of therings, and fit over the socket A. (See Fig. 11.) It also forms the coverfor the ink-ribbon, and is provided with a projection, A", which engageswith the bolt of the lock M for fastening the mechanism. In the socket Athere is provided a roller, B, around which the inkribbon is passed, andfrom thence is led down the sides to the roller B This is actuated by aratchet-wheel, B and pawl B which is made to connect with thehandle-extension O The said ink-ribbon may be endless or unwound oflf ofa roller, B and arranged to pass up and under the registerprinting-surface around the roller B, over the printing-surface E anddown to the roller B all being closed in by the pieces A or A, as thecase may be. Upon the top of the plate A of the case is the guard-pieceF. This is arranged so as to protect the ticket and regulate theposition for inserting the same.

The extension 0 of the handle is made to enter the seat 0 of an uprightsliding bolt, G, which is provided with guides 9 attached to a separateside piece,G Said side piece G ,with a front piece, G forms a draw. Saidupright bolt G is provided with a pawl, G. This engages with a ratchet,G on a friction-wheel, G above which is another friction-wheel, G".These two wheels are upon spindles attached to the draw side G, and heldin position by a side piece, G The two wheels G and G are covered withrubber or suitable substance to allow a strip of paper, H, being drawnthrough. Said paper is unwound off of a reel, E. This said reel is upona ,spindle, H, which is attached to the side G ofthe draw. To pre ventthe reel unwinding too freely, a breakspring, h, is attached to the sideG and presses on the reel of the rim H And'to prevent the ratchet-wheelG turning in the wrong direction there is provided the spring G also,for forcing the pawl against theratchet G there is the spring G There isalso attached to the side G a plate, G. This prevents the paper becomingengaged with the upright Gr. Also, on the front (Hi there is aprojection, G", to engage with the rod of the bolt of the lock M. Itwill be readily understood by this construction that the'registeringtape or paper can be taken out with Y the whole registerworkingmechanism, and that there can be duplicate registering mechanisms, so asthat when a conductor or collector comes in, the register may beentirely removed and a fresh one inserted, so that there would not beloss of time in changing the tape or paper H, and keeping the wholemechanism with the rings waiting while it is done. The draw may also beallowed to carry the inking-ribbon.

'fare and a register thereof.

Upon the top of the case A is arranged a punch-handle, N, which is madeuse of when the conductor or collector desires to punch a pass. die N onthe side of the case. To clear the said punched ticket there isprovided-a clearing-spring, N This works around the punchbit N Toprevent the handle 0 descending when the punch is being used, there isprovided the positive stop 0.

By referring to Figs. 8 and 9 the printing done by a ring of thischaracter will be a full Hence, c 75 will be in full, or c 15, or 1.00,or c 25. This system is used where there would be only a certain statedsum not needing the combinations 9.99 or more.

The operation of the invention is simple. The collector or conductor, byrevolving the rings, brings the desired figures of the reading-dialdirectly to the opening A The ratchet E held bya slight catch showingthe proper position, the duplicate printing-characters E and E are nowin a corresponding position directly under A and over the upright boltG. The bolt G and arm D both press the rings simultaneously when aticket has been inserted over A under guard F, and the paper H of theregister has been placed over the end of bolt G. The inking-ribbon beingin position, it is clear to be seen that simultaneously the ticket andthe register are printed, the ticket to be given to the payer and theregister retained, as before stated, and by the action of the bolt G thepaper H, that is fed between the rollers G and G", is moved along ateach action of the said bolt G, as the same is rising upward, the pawlbeing arranged to free the ratchet just at the point of contact,permitting the contact and printing. A coverpiece, P, is provided underthe rings to close in the ink-ribbon and insure a clear print.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my invention,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the UnitedStates, is as follows p 1. In a ticket printing and registering device,a ring provided with duplicate printing devices on its opposite flatsurfaces, a reading-dial, and a ratchet and operating handle,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a ticket printing and registering device, the combination of aring or rings with printing-characters on their opposite flat surfaces,a reading-dial, and a ratchet and operating handle, of a tape or bandand a compound lever so arranged as to press simultaneously a ticket onone flat printing-surface, and a tape or band on the reverse flatsurface of the printing ring or rings, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. In a ticket printing and registering device, the combination, with aring provided with printing-character on its opposite flat surfaces, atreading-dial, and a ratchet and operating-handle, of a recording tape orband, an inking tape or surface, and a compound le- This is accomplishedby the projecting ver operating double pressing-surfaces to force a cardor ticket and a recording-tape simultaneously into position to besimilarly printed, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a ticket printing and registering device, the combination, with aseries of rings, each provided with printing-sufaces on the oppositeflat sides, a reading-dial, and a ratchet and operating-handle, of asingle inking or marking ribbon or tape passing through the rings andover the printing or marking sur-' faces, and conducted to rollers onthe under side or side of the register, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. The combination of a removable drawer, carrying the register-tape andsaid tape-actuating mechanism, with a printing-register, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination, in a removable registerdrawer, of the ratchetfriction-wheels and the reel, provided with a break-spring, all incombination with a compound lever, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

7. In a ticket printing and registering device, the combination, with acompound lever, provided with pressing-surfaces adapted tosimultaneously press a ticket and register strip against oppositeprinting-surfaces, of a ratchet-pawl actuating an inking-ribbon,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A ticket printing and registering device embracing in itsconstruction the case A, having printing and punching mechanism, andprovided with lever-actuating handles 0 and A, and punch-actuatinghandle N, the latter being located above the former, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses' BENJAMIN C. POLE.

Witnesses:

G. HOBSON, WM. MGNEIR.

